Emergency packing



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J. A. EARLY EMERGENCY PACKING Aug. l5, 1950 :filed April 6, 15348 lBY W IIIIIIIII lli Till Agg.' 15, 1950 J. A. EARLY EMERGENCY PACKING- I ZvShYeetsfSheet 2 Filed April 6. 1948' IN VEN TOR.

M @W m m N M r r A UNITED STATES PAT This invention relates toan emergency packing.

An object of the invention is. the provision of an emergency packing head which may be ap.- plied readily to shafts employed in ships while at sea as a temporary measure to supplement a designates a shaft on a, ship passing through a bulkhead il. Before my packing head isapplied tothe shaft, said bulkhead must be supplied with a plurality of circumferentially arranged passages I2. `E xternally threaded nipples I3 must be seleaking packing so that a ship may continue to aV port, the packing headincluding a conically shaped stuiiing box for the reception of conical packing with a plurality ofrods. passing through the Packing and bOX, One end 0f each rod being 10 cured in anyapproved manner to one face of the swiveled in a section of a ring at the broad outer bulkhead in embracing relation with the passages face of the packing and at one side of a bulk- I2. head, the other ends of the rodsr beinglthreaded into nuts which are rotated simultaneously at the other side of thebulkhead for compressing the end to receive the shaft IEB. packing in the box', the shaft passing axially cf the packing and stuffing box.

' A further object. of the invention isV the provision of an emergency packing head for shafts applied to a shaft at one side 'of a bulkhead with means at the other side of thev bulkhead for drawing the packing in. sealed relation on the shaft, the packing including a conical stufng head. bOX fOr the IeCelOtiOHOf aCOnCal packing, aring A ring 25 is formed of arcuate segments 2S providedwith a semi-circular notch 2i at one end and a semi-circular projection 28 at the other end. The ring, when the segments are ceerdinated provides a central opening 29 for adapted` to compress the packing in the box by the drawing means including a plurality of nuts and rods which are arranged crcumferentially about the shaft with the rods passing through the packing and the box,the rods at one end. the reception of the shaft le. having connections with thering while the other ends of said rod being threaded into the nuts, means.V being employed at the other side of the bulkhead for rotating the nuts in synchronisrn so that the ring will applya uniform pressure 2.3 arranged passages 33| aligning with the passages 22 in the plate ,I8 and terminating at the inner ends in pockets 32. The ring 25 is in engagement with the broader flat outer end 33 of the packing to all parts of the packing..

This: invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in viewl of the accompanying drawings 3d. formingv part of the specification, nevertheless it fl A rod generally designated by the numeral 35 is received by each of the passages 3i in the packing 3!! and by the passages I2 and 22 in the respective bulkhead II and the plate I8. These rods also pass through the aligned pockets 32.

is to be understood that the invention is. not conned to the disclosureL being susceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define no material departure from the salient fea-` tures of the invention as expressed in the Each rod is formed of two sections 36 and 31. appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal horizontal section of my packing head applied to a shaft and in association with the bulkhead of a ship, LU se of each rod. A curved cap 38a secured to the outer face of the ring retains the ball in position. It will be noted that each segment 26 of the ring 25 (Figure 3) has two passages 39 for a pair of the sections 36 of the rods.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the packing head, Figure 3 is an end view of the packing head with a portion of a sectional packing ring broken away and withan end cover plate removed, and

Figure 4 is an end View which is opposite to; v5" each section 35 of a rod 35 has a nut or flange Patented Aug. 15, 1950 EMERGENCY racismo Application April A6, 1'948, Serial No. 19,343

' 3 Claims. ('Cl. 286-31) that illustrated Figur with the stuffing box.

isles e 3. with parts in section and disclosing the operating means for drawing the packingM in sealed relation with, a shaft.

Referring more particularly to the drawings I!! The packing head includes a conically shaped stuffing box I5 having a passage IS at its reduced A cylindrical wall I1 andan end plate I8 are formed integrally The passage le is disposed centrally of the plate I8. The Wider end of the box I5 has a peripheral ange I9 which on ships while at Sea, Said packing head. beine ,20 is sorted at is@ i@ a aange 2e on a cup-shaped cover 2l. VThe plate I8 has a plurality of circumferentially arranged passages 22 in line with the similarly arranged passages I2 in the bulk- A conically shaped packing 30 which may be formed of rubber or any well-known packing materials is seated in the box I5. provided with a plurality of circumferentially This packing is The section Sii has a ball 33 at its outer end mounted in a socket at the outer end of a, passage 33 in the ring 25.

A pin 43 carries the ball 3S and is mounted in the outer end of the section The inner end of 4| seated in an associated pocket 32 of the packing 30 and in engagement with the bottom of said pocket. A ball 42 is carried by the inner end of the section 36 of each rod 35. A plurality of openings 4|a are formed in the box l5 to receive the rods 35.

The other section 31 of each rod has a socket 43 receiving the ball 42 and extends through the passages 22 and in the plate I8 andthe bulkhead H respectively. The extreme inner ends of the E,

sections 31 are threaded at 44 into nuts 45 which are rotatably mounted in circumferentially arranged opening 45a in the cover 48.

Each nut has a hollow boss 46 at its outer end to permit the threaded end of the section 31 to move thereinto. Sleeves 41 secured to the inner face of a cup-shaped closure 48 which is formed of two sections receive the inner ends of the nuts and a nut 49 threaded onto the inner end of each nut i5 cooperates with a flange 50 for retaining the nutsH 45 against longitudinal movement relative to the sections 31. A shaft V5| square in cross-section is received by a square opening in a gear 52.

A cap 55 is threaded onto each nipple I3 and i forces a gland 5B against a packing 51. This packing surrounds each section 31 of the rods 35 andprevents the escape of fluids through the openings l2 in the bulkhead Il'. The closure 43 has Ya peripheral ange 58. This fiange and bulkhead are bored at spaced points to provide openings to receive bolts 59.

A chain 6E! is trained on the circumferentially arranged gears 52. A crank 6| is employed for rotating any one of the squared shafts 5| for causing simultaneous rotation of all of the gears and the nuts 45 for creating a pull on the rods 35 for causing the ring 25 to compress the packing 30 in the box |5.

With the parts in position as shown in Figure 1 after the packing head has been applied to the shaft l5 at the bulkhead the crank 6| may be applied to one of the shafts 5| and rotated in the proper direction for compressing the packing 35 snugly against the shaft. If it be desired to release some ofpressure on the packing the crank is revolved in the opposite direction so that the combination rod 35 will be forced outwardly whereby the nuts or flanges 4| will back the packing 3B away from the shaft until the excess presy sure has been relieved.

,What I claim is: Y

l. An emergency packing for shafts on ships comprising a conicallyshaped stuiing box, a cone shaped packing in the box and provided with a plurality of circumferentially arranged Vpassages terminating at the inner ends thereof in pockets, said box and packing having aligned passages to receive a shaft a ring surrounding the shaft and engagingthe broad end of the packing, a rod extending through each of the circumferentially arranged passages,'and having one end provided With means for i'ixedly seating in said ring, a ange xedly carried by each of said rods and seated in the pocket adjacent thereto, the other end of each of said rods being movably supported exteriorly of said stuffing box, and actuating means operatively connected to said movably supported ends of said rods for causing the rods upon operation of said actuating means to exert a pull on the ring to thereby apply pressure on the packing and upon reverse operation of said actuating means to release the pull on the ring to thereby relieve the pressure on the packing.

2. An emergency packing for shafts on ships comprising a conically shaped stuffing box, a cone shaped packing in the box and provided With a plurality of circumferentially arranged passages terminating at the inner ends thereof in pockets, said box and packing having aligned passages to receive a shaft a ring surrounding the shaft and engaging the broad end of the packing, a rod extending through each of the circumferentially arranged passages, and having one end provided With means for xedly seating in said ring, a flange secured to each rod and seated in the pocket adjacent thereto, a nut threaded on the other end of each of said rods, and means operatively connectedjto said nuts for rotating the nuts simultaneously in one direction to exert a pull on the ring to thereby compress the packing in the box and on the shaft and for rotating the nut simultaneously in the opposite direction to release the pull on the ring torthereby relieve the compressing Ofthepacking in the box and on the shaft.

3. In a ship having a bulkhead provided With a passage to receive a shaft, an emergency packing for the shaft at the bulkhead comprising a cup shaped cover secured to one face of the bulkhead, a stufng box embracing the shaft at the other face of the bulkhead, a packing in the box, a ring seated upon one end face of the packing, a` plurality of circumferentially arranged rods passingthrough the stufng box and packing and having one end connected to the ring, said bulkn head being provided with passages through which the rods extend, the cover having openings in line with the rods, a nut rotatably mounted in A each opening and having a threaded engagement with the other'end of an adjacently disposed rod, the stufling box, packing and the cover having aligned axial passages to receive the shaft, the nuts'being circumferentially arranged around the shaft, a flange on each rod in contact lwith the other end face of the packing, and means for .e volving the knuts in one direction simultaneously for causing the rods to exert a pull on the ring to compress the packing'and for rotating the nuts simultaneously in thel opposite direction to release the pull on the ring to thereby relieve the compressing ofthe packing,`

' JAMES A. EARLY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references arerof record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 463,053 Houston Nov. 10, 1891 1,872,105 Black v- Aug. 16, 1932 

